Alabama Call To Action!

Ban the use of e-cigarettes in any public place where smoking is prohibited.

Two bills have been introduced into the Alabama State Senate which would add the use of electronic cigarettes to the definition of smoking. They have been referred to the Standing Health Committee, but have yet to be added to the agenda.

Please call, write or fax the members of the Senate Health Committee and bill sponsor/co-sponsors listed below.

What to say:

1. You would like them to amend definition (17) SMOKE or SMOKING to replace the last sentence of the definition with this text, “The term does not include the use of an e-cigarette or any other type of smoke-free product.”

2. Tell your story on how switching to an e-cigarette or smokeless tobacco has changed your life.

3. Explain how electronic cigarette use is easy to distinguish from actual smoking. Although some e-cigarettes resemble real cigarettes, many do not. It is easy to tell when someone lights a cigarette, from the smell of smoke. E-cigarette vapor is practically odorless, and generally any detectable odor is not unpleasant and smells nothing like smoke.

4. Let them know that vapor does not behave in the same manner as smoke. There is no “side stream” vapor like the side stream smoke coming from the lit end of a cigarette. There is also no ash or litter. With so little evidence of use, enforcing indoor use bans on electronic cigarettes would be nearly impossible.

5. Inform them that the ability to use electronic cigarettes in public spaces will actually improve public health by inspiring other smokers to switch. Surveys of thousands of users indicate that the majority of those who switch, completely replace tobacco cigarettes with the electronic cigarettes, reducing their health risks by 98-99%.

6. Tell them that by switching to a smokeless product, you have greatly reduced your health risks.

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